Is this going to fall off the wall??

[0l0dom0l0]

https://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x474/0l0dom0l0/20140112_212844.jpg

Just got a darts board for my room. It sits in a bracket that I've mounted to the wall. The bracket on the wall looks like this:

https://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x474/0l0dom0l0/20140112_212924.jpg

Now normally I wouldn't have an issue with this as the majority of the walls in my house at home are brick. But the wall I've chosen to put the board up on in my uni house is made from plaster board. What you see above, I've literally screwed the screws straight into the plaster board without any raw plugs / plaster board studs and without pre drilling any holes. They've gone in okay and the board sits in the bracket no problem at all.

What I want to know is will this be okay in the long term? If not can I get away with using just raw plugs or do I need to get the proper plaster board fixings?

The board weighs 11kg or so.

Thanks

Ps yes I know I need to get a surround
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[Ste]

You need these for screwing into plasterboard:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/rawlplug-self-drill-plasterboard-fixing-metal-32mm-pack-of-100/81139

You'd be very lucky if 11kg stays on the wall as it is.

[0l0dom0l0]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

[doggone]

You really want a soft board behind - you will miss a fair few times and it will make a mess of the wall.

[stinkwheel]

[0l0dom0l0]

It's okay, I've moved it now into a different place as I think it will be better there.

That wall is brick so it'll be a piece of piss to mount in on there.

Yep shaggy, 11kg. It's stupidly heavy for its size.
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[Tungtvann]

There is no way that dart board weighs 11kg.

[Harold_Shand]

Ive got that exact board and it doesnt weigh the same as half a bag of plaster.
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Harold_Shand's theory might be the best explanation.

[Harold_Shand]

infact, i'll go and weigh it now and see
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[Harold_Shand]

4.6kg
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[-Matt-]

11kg is half of a widescreen TV is it made of concrete

I had a board on similar wall with a shoddy nail for years, as long as you hold it while removing darts i wouldnt be too worried

[swampy]

[0l0dom0l0]

Sorry 11 lb.
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[dydey90]

Amazon claims 9kg boxed weight, so you weren't far off. The better quality board, the heavier it is. The entry level ones are 4.6kg.
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[Omega]

OP reminds me why I'd never be a landlord .

[0l0dom0l0]

[0l0dom0l0]

Done, home made surround as well, oh and the three darts in the board were all thrown in one hand at the bull...

https://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x474/0l0dom0l0/20140113_154057.jpg

https://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x474/0l0dom0l0/20140113_154108.jpg
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[TheSmiler]

Why didn't you just get one in a case in the first place, seems strange going for just the dartboard if you were getting a case anyway. You can get them for £20 roughly with the case attached.
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[-Matt-]

Valuable knowledge from two years working at Argos

[Tungtvann]

Bag of plaster!

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tffIKLFlRlY/TFlqQhr6kTI/AAAAAAAAFxs/FvfAHkUO47o/s1600/first_aid_plaster.jpg


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Legcast1.jpg

[Pete.]

[ninja_butler]

[Islander]

Or just find the studwork and screw into that...